Johann Strauss Jr.: Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437, arr. A. Schoenberg Tara Helen O’Connor, flute Todd Palmer, clarinet Pedja Muzijevic, piano St. Lawrence String Quartet
Introduction - Lisa Simeone
Schubert: "Scherzo" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, "Trout" Chee-Yun, violin Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola Andrés Díaz, cello Charles Barr, double bass Stephen Prutsmann, piano
Introduction - Lisa Simeone
Introduction - Geoff Nuttall
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat for Strings, Op. 20 Daniel Phillips, violin Scott St. John, violin Geoff Nuttall, violin Livia Sohn, violin Lesley Robertson, viola Barry Shiffman, viola Christopher Costanza, cello Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Close of show - Lisa Simeone
For the final concert of the 2010 Bank of America Chamber Music Series at the Spoleto Festival USA, Geoff Nuttall breaks a Menotti tradition and surprises his audiences with the great Mendelssohn Octet for Strings. First, though, the St. Lawrence String Quartet with Tara Helen O’Connor and Todd Palmer play a Strauss waltz arranged by Schoenberg with an interesting story behind it. Lisa Simone and Geoff Nuttall guide us.
For the final concert of the 2010 Bank of America Chamber Music Series at the Spoleto Festival USA, Geoff Nuttall breaks a Menotti tradition and surprises his audiences with the great Mendelssohn Octet for Strings. First, though, the St. Lawrence String Quartet with Tara Helen O’Connor and Todd Palmer play a Strauss waltz arranged by Schoenberg with an interesting story behind it. Lisa Simone and Geoff Nuttall guide us.